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Caribbean adopts remote sensing to prepare for hurricanes

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago, Oct 1 2019 (IPS) - The Caribbean is currently deploying a new technology to help it build resilience to natural disasters. Known as LIDAR, the acronym for light detection and ranging, the technology is being used to gather data that will help regional governments better predict the impacts of climate-related events and determine how best to prepare for them.

One of the organisations using LIDAR for data collection is the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) in the Caribbean, funded by the Climate Investment Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank. In 2012, LIDAR  was effectively used in the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

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